Corn-harvester.



T. J. LOVE.

CORN HARVESTER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.13, 1913.

1,1 13,225. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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T. J. LOVE.

CORN HARVBSTER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.13, 1913.

1,1 1 3,225. Patented 0013.13, 1914.

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UNITED STA ES PATENT onrncn.

THOMAS J. LOVE, OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.

CORN-HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914..

Application filed November 13, 1913. Serial No. 800,84.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. Love, a

citizen of the United States, residing at board being extended laterallybeyond the,

side of the machine, so that when the ma chine is' drawn forward, thisknife will out off the stalks so that they can be gathered and formed inbundles.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provideiimproved meansfor adjustably supporting the knife board.

Another object is to provide adjustable means for gathering the stalksinto the path of the supported knife. I

A further object is'to provide improved means for connecting the rearsupporting wheels to the body of the machine so as thus to allow themachine to travel with its platform substantially horizontal whileworking on a hillside.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the'invention resides in the combinat-ion andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made.

the pivoted bracket for supporting the.

knife bo ard. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the connecting member usedat the other end ofthe knife board. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thebracket to be used in connection with said connecting device. F 1g. .6is a plan view of a portion of the rear axle and showing the adjacentstructures. Fig. 7 is a section on line CD Fig. 6.

Referring to thefigures by characters of reference 1 designates thebodyof the harvester, the same being of the same general construction asthat disclosed in my patents hereinbefore mentioned.

ing front board 1 and an upstanding rear board 5. beams 2 directly backof the board 5, the upper portions of these frames being inclinedupwardly and rearwardly, as shown at 7, so as thus to support a wheelguard or cover 8. The upstanding front portions of the frames 6constitute backings for the board 5. The upstanding rear portion of oneof the frames 6 has rearwardly extending brackets 9 in which a verticalrod 10 ismounted for rotation, the, lower end of Frames 6 are erected onthe side' The side beams 2 of the body support a low intermediateplatform 3 interposed between an upstandthis rod being seated in asocket 11 formed in one of the side beams 2. The upper end of this rod10 merges into an S-shaped gathering finger '12 the free end portionofwhich extends forwardly and laterally The away from the side of thebody 1. rear outwardly bowed portion of the finger 12 isslidably engagedby a. sleeve l8formed outwardly relative to the body and byladjustingrod lt within theplate'16 further] adjustment ofthe finger may beeffected.

Fixedly connected to that/end portion of. the board 4: nearest thefinger 12 is acircu-e lar holding member 17 having a peripheral flange18 extending through about 120 degrees and provided with marginalnotches I 19. An elongated bracket or strip 20,-which is L-shaped incross section, is pivotally mounted, as at 21, upon the middle'portionof the holding platoon member 17 and formed on or secured to one portionof this stripLor bracket 20 are guide webs 22 in which a spriligpressedbolt 23 is slidably mounted A handle 24 is :provided' at the inner endof the bolt and the spring which serves to hold the bolt normallyprojected has been indicated at 25, this spring bearing at one endagainst one of the webs :22 and at its other end against a collar 26 onthe bolt. Vhen the bolt is projected it is adapted to be seated withinany one of the notches 19, thus to prevent the strip or bracket 20 fromswinging about its pivot 21. Retraction of the bolt is limited by a lug27 extending from the strip or bracket 20.

Secured to the board 5 at that end thereof nearest the finger 12, is abracket such as shown in detail in Fig. 5. This bracket includes anattaching plate 28 having a longitudinally extending outstanding centralportion 29 which gradually increases in width toward the finger 12 andis provided preferably with two apertures 30. Either of these aperturesis designed to receive a connecting pintle 31 formed at one end of anL-shaped member 32. A knife board 33 is adapted-to be secured at one endto this member 32 and the other end of this knife board is connected bya single bolt 3 1 to the bottom portion of the strip or bracket 20. Thusit will be seen that by removing bolt 3 1, the pintle 31 can be placedin either of the apertures 30 and said bolt then inserted through theknife board 33 and into the bottom portion of the bracket or strip 20.Thus it will be seen that the knife board can be adjusted angularly in ahorizontal plane. Any preferred form of knife may be used in connectionwith the board. In the struc ture shown, two knife sections areutilized, one section, indicated at 35, being extended laterally andrearwardly from the front end portion of the knife board while the othersection, designated at 36, is likewise extended laterally and rearwardlyfrom the rear portion of the knife board, the two sections of the knifebeing fastened together as at 37. The outer or advancing edges of theseknife sections are sharpened so that, when they are brought against astanding row of corn or the like,they will sever it.

A rod 38 is 'pivotally connected to the guard 8 and extends forwardly soas to rest beneath a cross strip 39 supported above the board 4:, asshown in Fig. 2. This guard strip serves to prevent the operator fromcoming against the knives while he is standing on the platform 3. Italso acts as a rail against which the severed stalks can be piled asthey are gathered during the harvesting operation.

Secured to the inner side of each strip 2 at its rear end is a plate 10on which a lever 41 is pivotally mounted, this lever carrying a pin 12adapted to be placed in any one of an arcuate series of apertures 43whereby the lever is held against movement about its pivot. The rear endof each lever is provided with a handle at while the front end of eachlever is inturned, as shown at 45 so as to project loosely into one endof a tubular axle 46. The rear supporting wheels 46 are mounted on thisaxle. It will be seen that by separately adjusting the levers 41, eitherof the wheels 1? can be raised or lowered relative to the other wheeland, consequently, as the front end of the machine is mounted on a sinle support, either in the form of a wheel or a colter, not shown, itwill be seen that this independent adjustment of the rear wheels willenable the machine to be supported horizontally while traveling along aninclined surface.

In using the machine the operator stands on the platform 3 and themachine is drawn along one row of stalks so that the finger 12 willgather the stalks inwardly toward one side of the platform where theywill be engaged and severed by the knife mounted on the board 33. Thesevered stalks can be gathered by the operator and arranged in bundlesand tied. If desired, the rod 38 can be swung rearwardly so as to extendbeyond the rear end of the machine and while thus positioned can be usedas a rack against which the stalks can be stacked while the machine isstationary. This position of the rod 38 has been indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 1.

By disengaging bolt 23 from the notched flange 18, the knife board 33can be adjusted angularly so as to raise or lower the outer end of theknife, said knife being held fixedly in any position to which it may beadjusted, by allowing bolt 23 to enter the adjacent notch 19.

What is claimed is 1. A harvester including a movably supported bodyhaving a platform provided with upstanding front and back boards, aknife board interposed between said front and back boards and adjustableangularly in a horizontal plane, and means for tilting the boardtransversely.

2. In a harvester, the combination with a movably supported body, of aknife board,

a bracket having spaced apertures, a pintle extending from one end ofthe knife board and movable to position in any one of the apertures, a.pivoted bracket mounted for movement in a substantially vertical plane,a connection between said bracket and one end of the knife board, saidknife board being adjustable angularly relative to the pivoted bracket,and means for holding the bracket against swinging movement. 3. Thecombination with a body, of a pivoted bracket adapted to swing in asubstantially vertical plane, cooperating means upon the bracket andbody for securing said bracket against swinging movement, a knife boardmounted on the bracket and adjustable a-ngularly relative thereto, asecond bracket having spaced apertures, and a pintle extending from oneend of the knife board and adapted to be seated Within one of theapertures.

at. The combination .With a body, of a pivoted bracket adaptedto swingin a substantially vertical plane, cooperating means upon the bracketand body for securing said bracket against swinging movement, a knifeboard mounted on the bracket and adjustable angular-1y relative thereto,a second adapted to engage any one of the notches to hold the bracketagainst movement, a

knife board mounted on the bracket and adjustable angularly relativethereto, a pintle connected to the other end of the knife board,supporting means adj ustably engaged by the pintle, a shearing knifeextending laterally from and movable With the knife board, and agathering finger carried by the body and extending laterally therebeyondabove and in front ofthe knife.

6. A corn harvester including a body, a knife board adjacent one side ofthe body and adjustable angularlyin a substantially horizontal plane,means for tilting the board transversely, a knife extending laterallyfrom the board, an upstanding rod mounted for rotation upon the body, acurved gathering finger extending from the rod and over the knife, andan adjustable connection between the finger and the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ailixedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS J. LOVE. Witnesses:

ROBERT L. DAVIS, EDITH VAUGHAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0."

